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Traumatic brain injuries are injuries usually caused by accidents (commonly motorcycle or auto accidents), which result in functional disabilities and/or psychosocial impairments.
Appropriate accommodations need to be individualized depending on the specif c impairments. Depending on the location and severity of the injury, students with TBI may have almost any type or combination of difficulties in the areas of:
Language and cognition
Reasoning and calculation
Stress and time management
Emotional and psychological capacity
Physical functions and motor skills
Repeat information to be learned whenever possible.
Provide students an established routine or use step-by-step instructions.
Academic counseling/reduced course load
Textbooks and printed course materials on cassette tape
Coordination of readers, note-takers/scribes and/or appropriate assistive technology equipment
Copies of overheads/class notes
Exam accommodations (oral exams, computer-assisted exams, reformatted tests)
Tape-recorded lectures
Captioned films/videos
Accessibility to classrooms, labs, facilities, and field experiences